An Academic Champs score of 100 indicates a school’s students are achieving at expected levels for their income level. The higher the score, the better a school’s students are performing on standardized tests.

According to the magazine, the top district in Oakland County is Bloomfield Hills, which ranked seventh. The district received a Academic Champs score of 113.17.

Rounding out the top 100 schools were Troy School District (#15), South Lyon Community Schools (#30), Rochester Community Schools (#34), Novi Community School District (#51), Birmingham Community Schools (#56) and Lake Orion (#81).

The magazine reports that school test scores track the socioeconomic status of the children who walk through the doors and that many of the wealthiest districts have higher raw test scores.

Oakland County’s largest district Walled Lake Consolidated Schools ranked at number 156, followed by Clarkston Community Schools (#162), West Bloomfield School District (#174), Royal Oak (#209), Berkley School District (#219), Holly Area School District (#248) and Avondale School District (#266).

However, the ranking is based on overachievement, rather than just achievement. The low income schools that overachieved and learned more than other schools that were low income ranked higher.

Some districts with higher raw scores are ranked lower than some higher-poverty districts with lower test scores.

Among the low ranking districts in Oakland County are Brandon School District (#300), Madison District Public Schools (#342), Ferndale (345), Waterford (#421), Southfield (#504) and Pontiac (#537).